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NEW YORK – Less than two weeks into the season, the Orioles' ability to bounce back from difficult defeats has already been tested. Friday night's was a hard one to swallow — a game lost on a dropped fly ball that plated three runs and a rally-killing triple play. These Orioles, however, showed their mettle Saturday, getting a much-needed jolt from the bottom of the batting order in a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees in front of an announced 41,851 at Yankee Stadium. “I can look at highlights tonight,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “I wasn't going to [Friday] night. That's one of the characteristics of our club. They don't...

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NEW YORK – Less than two weeks into the season, the Orioles' ability to bounce back from difficult defeats has already been tested. Friday night's was a hard one to swallow — a game lost on a dropped fly ball that plated three runs and a rally-killing...

NEW YORK – There is a way to crunch the numbers so that Jim Johnson’s 2013 season looks palatable.
The Orioles closer is still leading the majors with 29 saves. He has made 43 appearances in the first half – tied for fourth most in all of baseball and...

From the moment the ball made contact with Nate McLouth's bat and sailed toward the right-field foul pole of Camden Yards, McLouth's mind raced back to last October. The Orioles left fielder couldn't help but think back to the Orioles' final game of...

The Orioles waste no time jumping into the thick of the American League East race, that’s for sure. After the three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays that starts with today’s season opener, they’ll open a six game road trip against the Boston Red Sox...

Orioles closer Jim Johnson can be depended on to always be at his locker to answer questions anytime he becomes a focal point of a game following a blown save.Those times have been rare, until recently, as Johnson has blown three consecutive...

Orioles reliever Pedro Strop had allowed just one earned run in his last 13 appearances for a 0.79 ERA in his last 11 1/3 innings heading into Monday night. That’s a dramatic improvement over his early season struggles when he allowed seven earned runs in...

You could pick a number of storylines from a sticky, summer-like Tuesday evening at Camden Yards and really not go wrong.
There was the obvious, made-for-TV clip of Nate McLouth lifting a game-ending homer over the right-field wall in the bottom of the...

To suggest that there has been a reversal of fortune — that after an 11-3 bludgeoning of the New York Yankees on Saturday night at Camden Yards the Orioles and Bronx Bombers have swapped places — would be premature.The Yankees, after all, won the American...

First baseman Travis Ishikawa, who was designated for assignment on June 29, was claimed by the New York Yankees on waivers Sunday afternoon.
Ishikawa, 29, had two hits in 17 at-bats in his brief time with the Orioles. He had batted .316 with a .413...

I think it is fair to say that Mark Reynolds is on a bit of a tear.In Saturday’s second inning, Reynolds hit a 91-mph fastball from CC Sabathia for his 21st home run of the season.It also was his ninth in nine games and seventh in September.How locked...

We’re back. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and is getting ready for another one at week’s end.While I was taking a few days off, the Associated Press released its final payrolls for each Major League Baseball team’s 40-man roster.Nothing too...

Ah, the Home Run Derby. It’s hard for me to think of many American traditions that top watching baseball’s best sluggers (cameos made by Vernon Wells in 2010 and Brandon Inge the year before) while listening to Chris Berman shriek NFL highlights on a warm...

On a night that was punctuated by sweltering heat and a scorching opposing pitcher, the Orioles lost not only a game but also one of their sluggers for the rest of the season.Los Angeles Angels right-hander Ervin Santana took a no-hitter into the sixth,...

Brad Bergesen has had his share of struggles this season, so it would be hard to begrudge the young right-hander getting a little excited when something went his way.In the sixth inning Saturday, the usually stoic Bergesen pounded his fist in his glove as...

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Over 13-plus years of losing baseball, the Orioles have seemingly hit rock bottom so many times that it's impossible to recount.They finished 4-32 in 2002 and started 2-16 in 2010. They went from first place to fourth in a little more than three months in...

For 14 seasons, Camden Yards has been devoid of playoff hopes in September.
Now, that malaise is spreading to the visitors' dugout.
With a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night, the Orioles (62-88) have won four consecutive games...

WhispersKeep an eye on the Blue Jays when teams start throwing around money this fall. After brilliantly ridding themselves of Vernon Wells and Alex Rios, the Blue Jays are expected to become major players in free agency within the next...

The news broke this afternoon that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal, pending a physical, with talented but troubled slugger Josh Hamilton.
As a baseball writer, my first reaction was this: Maybe commissioner Bud...